When it comes to Ukrainian 90 Day Fiancé cast member Yara Zaya, many fans are curious about what she does for a living. The 27-year-old Yara met 31-year-old American husband Jovi Dufren on a travel app, before they finally decided to go on a date in Budapest. Jovi and Yara didn’t expect their relationship to get serious, and on their first night together, Jovi slept with his wallet and passport under his pillow. What really attracted Jovi to Yara was her beauty, as well as the fact that she didn’t ask him to buy her expensive gifts, or pay for her flights.
“Because I am smart I pay for my trip alone,” added Yara on the show. She then joked that she did make Jovi pay for the rest of her trips. The couple had dated for five or six months when they found out that she was pregnant. Jovi quickly proposed, but Yara sadly had a miscarriage. She came to the US on 90 Day Fiancé season 8, on a K-1 visa, and spent most of her time alone. This was because Jovi, an underwater robotics supervisor, had to go away for work. However, in 2020, Yara was already pregnant again, with their baby daughter, Mylah. Right after Jovi came back (and before he needed to leave to go to work again), Yara and Jovi married in Las Vegas. At that point, she still had 44 days left before her visa expired.
While Jovi and Yara have gone through several ups and downs in their married life, thanks to his partying habits, or her not being able to adjust to an American lifestyle, the duo showcase a happy life on social media. Yara’s spending habits are lavish, and she’s rarely seen without a luxury item of clothing in her OOTD on Instagram. When accused of using Jovi’s money for high-end items, Yara often tells her critics that she works, even though she doesn’t go to an office. Yara has a busy lifestyle, as she looks after her baby and her online businesses all day. Yara started her fashion website and boutique,Yara Zaya, back in March 2021, shortly after her 90 Day Fiancé debut.
Yara kick-started her business by selling her signature “Dare You” jacket, which she’d worn when she arrived at the airport on 90 Day Fiancé. However, Yara was also accused of up-selling the clothing on her website, as the leather jacket was spotted at the budget fashion website Alibaba, for far less than what Yara was charging. The negative reviews didn’t stop Yara from building her fashion brand, which is still up and running. She also took a plunge when she announced the launch of her cosmetics and skincare line, Boujee by Yara. Once again, Yara was under fire for claiming that her makeup was vegan and gluten-free, when beeswax was in many of her products. Of course, Yara’s makeup products were very similar to cosmetics sold for rock-bottom prices at Alibaba, which seemed to be the wholesaler where she was getting the makeup shipped from.
Yara continues to run her two websites, and she’s hinted that she and Jovi will soon launch a dating app. The app that Yara and Jovi met on doesn’t exist anymore, so the couple surely has great ideas when it comes to meeting the needs of travel lovers who are looking for like-minded partners. While being 90 Day Fiancé cast members may not pay much, it does give Yara a TLC paycheck for every episode that she stars in. Then, there are her brand collaborations, which Yara does on her Instagram page. Thanks to her 90 Day Fiancé success, at this point, it’s safe to say that the Kyiv native is laughing all the way to the bank.
